Heroclix LOCKDOWN Randomness - The Fantastic Four

Heroclix LOCKDOWN Randomness

Secret Invasion

The Fantastic Four

Starter Set

101 Mr. Fantastic
102 Invisible Woman
103 Human Torch
104 The Thing

If you've never heard of the Fantastic Four maybe this page isn't for you.

Since their introduction in The Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961 (as a reaction to DC's Justice League of America) they have pretty much been a main stay of Marvel comics, despite the off copyright issue here and there.  And were even drawn by my favourite artists, John Byrne.

Comics, cartoons and films, some good, some not so good. The main cast includes Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Susan Storm (Invisible Girl), Johnny Storm (Human Torch) and Ben Grimm (The Thing).

But Heroclix has been mixed bag this super team.  Maybe the upcoming Cosmic Clash set will make them great again, but for now let's look at what have probably been the best version of the Fantastic Four from the Secret Invasion Starter Set.

The set itself came with map, rules, dice, tokens along with Doctor Doom and a couple of Doombots, but I'm just look at the FF themselves.

At 100pts each they make a round 400pt Team.
And their Team Ability means that if one gets defeated the rest of the Team heal.

Top dial these really are still a fun team to play;

Mr. Fantastic has his excellent +2 or -2 Perplex.
Invisible Girl has Telekinesis to get the Team into place.
Human Torch has a Range 8 Running Shot/Energy Explosion.
And The Thing... well... it's Clobberin' Time!  Move 7 and Attack.  Super Strength.  Quake.  And Damage 4.  Not to mention he's Invulnerable with an 18 Defense.  You'd take that top dial on a Modern 100pt figure.

They work well, as expected, as a Team.  But yes, like most older figures they do drop significantly once they've taken a few clicks of damage.

Nevertheless, there really is nothing to say or do to improve on this Team at 400pts.  You probably won't win against a full Modern Team, but you'll probably have more fun.